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Michael Kuhn
- Jan 2
- 3 min
Reversing an Eclipse
In prophetic language, can we forsake our insecure whoring after the kingdoms of this world long enough to see our true beauty?
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Michael Kuhn
- Mar 25, 2020
- 27 min
The Israel of God
The Identity of God's People I lived in Cairo, Egypt for sixteen years. While there, I learned that the subject of Israel is a dangerous...
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Michael Kuhn
- Jan 20, 2020
- 5 min
Stuck in the Swamp: Contemplating Evangelical Enmeshment in Politics
originally published at ABTS Lebanon and on Ethics Daily Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest...
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Michael Kuhn
- Nov 7, 2019
- 5 min
Why Do the Nations Rage? The World’s Plea for Leadership with Integrity
originally published at ABTS Lebanon Media outlets are noticing an unprecedented proliferation of uprisings around the globe—Hong Kong,...
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Michael Kuhn
- Aug 22, 2019
- 6 min
The Commodification of Mission in the Muslim World
originally published at ABTS Lebanon A commodity—something that is bought and sold. Mission—the loving and joyful response of Christ’s...
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Michael Kuhn
- Jul 12, 2019
- 6 min
Getting the Trinity Out of the Ivory Tower
originally published at ABTS Lebanon Are there any “ivory tower theologians” out there? I’ve never seen an ivory tower…and I suppose...
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Michael Kuhn
- Jun 20, 2019
- 5 min
Muslim-Christian Relations and Freedom of Conscience
originally published at ABTS Lebanon In reflecting over the long history of Muslim-Christian interaction, it appears some hopeful winds...
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Michael Kuhn
- Jan 17, 2019
- 4 min
East and West: Putting Our Best Foot Forward
originally published at ABTS Lebanon I recently learned that Eugene Peterson, author, pastor and Bible translator, passed away. At the...
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Michael Kuhn
- Jun 15, 2018
- 7 min
Reframing the Holy Land and the People of God
originally published at ABTS Lebanon There is no more deeply entrenched issue facing the world than the question of Israel and Palestine....
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Michael Kuhn
- Nov 9, 2017
- 6 min
A Modest Proposal for Changing the World
originally published at ABTS Lebanon and Fuller Studio While traveling recently through North America, it struck me frequently that...
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Michael Kuhn
- Feb 16, 2017
- 7 min
The US Immigration Ban: A View from the Kingdom
originally published at ABTS Lebanon Thus the so-called outsiders are really only "insiders" who have not yet understood and apprehended...
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Michael Kuhn
- Jun 15, 2016
- 6 min
Takfīr and Church Unity: A Lesson from an Unlikely Source
originally published at ABTS Lebanon A new word keeps showing up in the news describing radical Islamic groups—takfīr. It’s the English...
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Michael Kuhn
- Jan 21, 2016
- 5 min
Rethinking Hospitality: Pondering the Sexual Harassment Scandal in Germany
originally published at ABTS Lebanon Not that long ago, German Chancellor Merkel made news by flinging the door open to immigrants...
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Michael Kuhn
- Jul 9, 2015
- 5 min
Jesus and the Overthrow of Religion
originally published at ABTS Lebanon Having grown up in the West, I was aware that a trend emerged in the post-World Wars era towards a...
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Michael Kuhn
- Apr 30, 2015
- 6 min
The New Face of ISIS
originally published at ABTS Lebanon Things are not always as they seem… A recent article in Spiegel sheds new and significant light on...
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Michael Kuhn
- Mar 6, 2015
- 5 min
The Apocalypse and the Islamic State
originally published at ABTS Lebanon Recently our community had the privilege of hearing a lecture by New Testament scholar David deSilva...
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Michael Kuhn
- Jan 22, 2015
- 5 min
Christians, Culture and Power
originally published at ABTS Lebanon Never ask a fish “how’s the water?” I know…fish don’t talk so they can’t respond. But the point is...
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Michael Kuhn
- Oct 30, 2014
- 6 min
Kingdom Reality-Check and the Middle East Crisis
originally published at ABTS Lebanon Jesus’ first declaration of his public ministry was “repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand.” The...
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Michael Kuhn
- May 8, 2014
- 5 min
Not Your Normal, Everyday Conference
originally published at ABTS Lebanon It was like every other Christian conference I’ve ever attended. It was like no other Christian...
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Michael Kuhn
- Mar 28, 2014
- 5 min
Unity, A Sore Spot
originally published at ABTS Lebanon I grew up in a place where my family drove past three or four churches to get to the one we...
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